Cooling Cups and Dainty Drinks by William Terrington (1869, p.172) — Terrington 1869

1 wholeSeville orange juice or lemon juice — juice of Seville orange or lemonacid
1 bottlechampagne — Iced.base
1 bottleSeltzer water dilution
1 gillAmontillado sherry — Amontilladomodifier
1 liqueur-glasscitronelle or Maraschino modifier
verbena and cucumber other
1 fruitoleo-saccharum — paring rubbed on sugarsweetener
sugar — Sweeten to taste.sweetener
  1. Combine the iced champagne, Amontillado, chosen liqueur, citrus juice, rubbed peel sugar, verbena, and cucumber.
  2. Sweeten to taste and add the seltzer water.

Ice: Ice

This is one of Terrington's more elegant champagne cups, balancing fortified and sparkling wine.

The formula depends on aromatic lightness and last-minute cold service rather than prolonged maceration.

See also: Champagne Cup a la Parisienne, Champagne Cup No. 7, Oxford Claret Cup

The liqueur may be citronelle or Maraschino.